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March 25th 421 AD Venice is founded with the dedication of the first church San Giacomo di Rialto on the islet of Rialto March 25th 708 Pope Constantine becomes the 88th Pope. He becomes the last pope to visit Constantinople until 1967 March 25th 1306 Robert the Bruce becomes king of Scotland March 25th 1655 Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christiaan Huygens March 25th 1807 The Swansea and Mumbles railway becomes the first passenger carrying railway in the world March 25th 1911 The Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire in New York kills 146 garment workers. It is the deadliest industrial disaster in the city and one of the deadliest in the United States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire March 25th 1919 The Tetiev pogrom occurs in the Ukraine as 4,000 Jews are murdered March 25th 1931 The Scottsboro boys are arrested in Alabama and charged with rape. March 25th 1947 an explosion in a coal mine in Centralia, Illinois kills 111 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947_Centralia_mine_disaster March 25th 1965 Civil Rights marchers reach Montgomery, Alabama after a 4 day walk from Selma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma_to_Montgomery_marches March 25th 1975 King Faisal of Saudi Arabia is assassinated by his nephew https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faisal_of_Saudi_Arabia Born this day Andronikos II and III of Palailogos Byzantine emperors, Joachim Murat (one of Napoleon's generals), Arturo Toscanini (conductor), Ed Begley (actor), A J P Taylor (British historian and academic), David Lean (director), Howard Cosell, Patrick Troughton (2nd Dr Who), Simone Signorett, Jim Lovell (astronaut), Gloria Steinem, Hoyt Axton, D C Fontana (screenwriter), Aretha Franklin, Richard O'Brien, Paul Michael Glaser, Elton John, Bonnie Bedelia, Sarah Jessica Parker Died this day Claude Debussey, Robert Newton (actor played Long John Silver in Treasure Island), Richard Fleischer and Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters drummer)

March 24th 1944 The Great Escape takes place. There has been a commemoration ceremony in Poland today. It is also the 80th anniversary of the Germans massacring 355 Italians in Rome in reprisal for killing German soldiers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardeatine_massacre

Normally I would not record International Football Friendlies even if England are playing, but when one has one of the fastest ever scored goals, then I make an exception https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68648461 Carlos Sainz wins for Ferrari in the Formula 1 Australia Grand Prix https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/68649128 First woman to finish the Barkley Marathons since it was extended to 100 miles in 1989 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-68651150 Cycling news. Pogacar and Pedersen win https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/68650652 Tom Daley wins gold in diving World Cup https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/diving/68651129 other diving results https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/diving/68646636 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/diving/68643043

The Breakfast Club is a restaurant in London Among it many dishes are the Full Monty consisting of sausage, bacon, egg, hash brown, tomatoes, beans, black pudding and mushroom. Toast as well. Been there. Very nice. They even do vegetarian dishes

Watch it. There is a Royalist on the boards. And he don't take kindly to no Colonials talking smack.

You come at the king, you best not miss.

you have heard of Baron Ungern-Sternberg ?

Setting the East Ablaze: on Secret Service in Bolshevik Asia by Peter Hopkirk How the Soviets tried to forment revolution in Asia and how it failed. There is the Civil War between White and Red Russians; how Russia tried to turn India communist; how a number of British agents took on the Russians and how several people became warlords. There is dashing and derring do on both sides but it shines a light on a neglected piece of history, Britain vs Soviet Russia for control of India. A fascinating read

Briton wins overall Gold in Skeleton bob world championship. First time in 16 year https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-sports/68632246

Ask him about his appearance and he will strike you. More than once....

RIP M Emmet Walsh https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68624028 U-Boat wreck found off the Channel Islands https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-68615288

Title: The Not so Great Darkness Saga (Yes I did a Legion team. Take it up with Haven Walkur)

I have all the Enemies books. Of the ones I could easily lay my hands on Enemies 1: This gave us GENOCIDE. the mutant hating organisation and their version of the X-Men's Sentinal robot programme. Herculan became important as the father of a villainess in our campaign The team the Ultimates who would appear in later editions Ankylosaur and my favourite rendering of the character by Mark Williams Cobra and the seed of what would become an organisation in later books Project Sunburst and the villains that came from that. And Firewing who would inspire the creation of an entire team in To Serve and Protect. Enemies 2: This gave us the Destroyers as a superteam who would be revisited and remodelled. It also gave us Black Paladin who has also had staying power And Bulldozer. Who could forget him ? And Grond whose origin is the funniest ever. The Conquerors who joined with Wyvern and Ankylosaur from the previous book. While the latter two went on to get more coverage, Neutron and Arc did not. Eurostar also featured. A villainous European team. I keep the core team despite write ups later on that got rid of some of them Others who went on to have a prolonged life were Slug and The Monster Then we have Terror Incorporated under Professor Muerte who was never as popular as his idol Dr Destroyer But above all Enemies 2 gave us Foxbat. Who only made the book because Mark Williams drew him on the cover. Beloved of many people, it is odd to think that he was a last minute addition to the book. Enemies III This gave us an index of villains in all three Enemies books plus several other published works and what kind of villain they could be categorised as, which was helpful. My favourite here is Rainbow Archer with her trick arrows. Sadly she was one of the ones who was not as well thought of and thus no (official) updates. We were also introduced to Dark Seraph and Mechassassin who would be revisited. Enemies Assemble: This book gave us villain teams and provided an update on the Ultimates whilst giving Foxbat staff. And while I might use Ultimate Mastermind and Supercharger I don't use Plasmoid as emissary. I like the idea behind Factor 7 and the Furies and the origin of the Maestros I have a soft spot for European Enemies as it has Enemies based in Europe. I like the idea behind Eclipse. And it was easy to adapt others. The one I was disappointed in was Enemies the International File. The interior artwork I found was a let down and none of them grabbed me the way other ones did. Thankfully Enemies Villainy Unbound was a a return to form. This had a a team created by the Chernobyl disaster and introduced The Engineer and Invictus who would have a legacy.

March 19th 1279 The Mongols defeat the Chinese at the battle of Yamen which ends the Song dynasty as the emperor drowns https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Yamen March 19th 1831 First documented bank heist in US history when burglars take $245,00 (1831 values) from City Bank in New York. Most of the money is recovered https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1831_City_Bank_of_New_York_theft March 19th 1865 American Civil War. Battle of Bentonville, the last battle between Generals Sheridan and Johnston https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bentonville March 19th 1895 The Lumiere brothers record their first footage using their cinematograph March 19th 1900 Sir Arthur John Evans begins excavation of Knossos Palace the centre of Cretan civilisation March 19th 1921 100 Irish volunteers escapean attempt to encircle them in the Irish War of Independence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossbarry_ambush March 19th 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened March 19th 1945 A dive bomber hits the USS Franklin killing 724 of her crew. The ship is able to return to the US under its own power March 19th 1965 The wreck of the SS Georgiana is discovered by E Lee Spence 102 years after its destruction March 19th 2004 A Swedish DC3 shot down by the Russians in 1952 is finally recovered from the Baltic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalina_affair Born this day Guyuk Khan 3rd Great Khan of the Mongol empire, David Livingstone, Richard Francis Burton, Wyatt Earp, Alfred von Tirpitz, Albert Speer, Adolf Eichmann, Tommy Cooper (British comedian who died on stage), Patrick McGoohan, Philip Roth, Ursula Andress,Ruth Pointer, Glenn Close Bruce Willis, Neil LaBute and A J Lee Died this day Edgar Rice Burroughs, Paul Kossoff (guitarist and songwriter), John DeLorean, Arthur C Clarke and Paul Schofield

Only Bazza knows why Alice Springs

Maybe a generational thing. I certainly don't see matches in any format going like that. Ian Botham was never in at No 1 or 2 and he could score like nobodies business. But usually the good batsmen go in first. Boycott and Gooch were at one stage England's openers but one would get out and the pair would not have got that far. Both however were capable of getting centuries

Every finger in the room Is pointing at me I wanna spit in their faces Then I get afraid of what that could bring I got a bowling ball in my stomach I got a desert in my mouth Figures that my courage would choose to sell out now I've been looking for a savior in these dirty streets Looking for a savior beneath these dirty sheets I've been raising up my hands Drive another nail in Just what God needs One more victim Why do we Crucify ourselves Every day I crucify myself Nothing I do is good enough for you Crucify myself Every day I crucify myself My heart is sick of being, I said, my heart is sick of being in chains, oh, oh, chains Got a kick for a dog Beggin' for love I gotta have my suffering So that I can have my cross I know a cat named Easter He says, "Will you ever learn ? You're just an empty cage, girl, If you kill the bird." I've been looking for a savior in these dirty streets Looking for a savior beneath these dirty sheets I've been raising up my hands Drive another nail in Got enough guilt to start my own religion Why do we Crucify ourselves Every day I crucify myself Nothing I do is good enough for you Crucify myself Every day I crucify myself My heart is sick of being, I said, my heart is sick of being in chains, oh, oh, chains Please believe Save me I cry I've been looking for a savior in these dirty streets Looking for a savior beneath these dirty sheets I've been raising up my hands Drive another nail in Where are those angels when you need them? Why do we crucify ourselves Every day I crucify myself Nothing I do is good enough for you Crucify myself Every day I crucify myself My heart is sick of being, I said, my heart is sick of being in chains, oh, oh, chains Why do we Chains Crucify myself Why do we Chains Crucify myself Never going back again to crucify myself again You know never going back again to crucify myself everyday

(I've been waiting for you Do you want to come Do you want to come Do you want to come with me now) And this is my story My face, the picture's changed Do you remember me ? Now I'm fighting to breathe It's been such a long time Do you want to come Do you want to come Do you want to come with me Do you want to come Do you want to come Do you want to come with me now ? Nothing here for me now I can't believe the noise We'll take this place apart I know they'll find me soon Do you want to come Do you want to come Do you want to come with me Do you want to come Do you want to come Do you want to come with me now ? (I'll question everything I'll trade new dreams for old) But now the weakness comes I'll question everything I'll trade new dreams for old I've been waiting for you I've waited far too long Do you want to come Do you want to come Do you want to come with me Do you want to come Do you want to come Do you want to come with me now ? (I've been waiting for you I've waited far too long)

Take me back to your swimming pool You lovely little Foolish thinking I could have you Naked in a trench coat I'll see you on Sunday I wanna hear them sing Teach me how to do as you do Guide me, show me how And let me be your arrow Baby, make me pow I'll see you on Sunday I wanna hear them sing, ah Oh, rest your feet on me My lady of mercy Strike me, pierce me straight through the heart Oh-oh-ah-ah I, I want to take your picture Picture me in bed under your crucifix Under your long black hair I'll see you on Sunday I wanna make them sing, ah Oh, rest your feet on me My lady of mercy Strike me, pierce me straight through the heart Oh-oh-ah-ah Ooh Ooh Ah Ah Oh, rest your feet on me My lady of mercy Strike me, pierce me straight through the heart Oh-oh-ah-ah Oh-oh-ah-ah Oh-oh-ah-ah

Deep Purple 'Smoke on the Water' Animated video released two weeks ago. Enjoy.

March 18th 37 AD Caligula becomes Emperor after the Roman senate annuls Tiberius's will March 18th 1068 AD A major earthquake in the Levant and Arabian Peninsula leaves up to 20,000 dead https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/282049626 March 18th 1241 AD The Mongols invade Poland and defeat the Poles at the battle of Chmielnik and then plunder Krakow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chmielnik March 18th 1571 Valetta is made the capital of Malta March 18th 1793 battle of Neerwinden. During the French Revolution the French attacked Coalition forces in the Austrian Netherlands and lost https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Neerwinden_(1793) March 18th 1834 Six farm labourers from Tolpuddle, Dorset are sentenced to be transported to Australia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolpuddle_Martyrs March 18th 1848 A rebellion breaks out in Milan which drives Marshal Radetzky and his Austrian soldiers out of the city https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Days_of_Milan March 18th 1871. Declaration of the Paris Commune. The French President orders an evacuation of Paris as a result March 18th 1899. Phoebe, the satillite of Saturn is the first to be discovered by photography March 18th 1915 Three battleships are sunk during naval operations in the Battle of Gallipoli https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_operations_in_the_Dardanelles_campaign March 18th 1925 The Tri-State Tornado hits Missouri, Illinois and Indiana killing 695 people https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-State_tornado_outbreak March 18th 1937 The New London School explosion occurs in New London Texas claiming the lives of 300 people most of them children https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_London_School_explosion March 18th 1937 Spanish Republican forces beat the Italians at the Battle of Guadalajara in the Spanish Civil War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Guadalajara March 18th 1953 An earthquake hits Western Turkey and kills 1,070 people https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Yenice–Gönen_earthquake March 18th 1962 the Evian Accords end the Algerian War of Independence which began in 1954 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Évian_Accords March 18th 1965 The Russians perform the first space walk when Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov leaves Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes March 18th 1967 the supertanker Torrey Canyon runs aground off the Cornish coast https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Torrey_Canyon March 18th 1990 the largest art theft in US history occurs when 12 paintings worth $550 million are stolen from Boston https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Stewart_Gardner_Museum_theft Luc Besson and Irene Cara are 65 today. Courtney Pine is 60, Adam Levine is 45 Born this day John Calhoun (7th US President), Grover Cleveland (22nd and 24th US President), Rudolf Diesel, Neville Chamberlain (British Prime Minister), Wilfred Own (war poet), Werner Molders, Peter Graves, John Updike, F W de Klerk, Kenny Lynch, Brad Dourif, Rick Martel, Vanessa Williams, Queen Latifah and Solo Sikoa Jacques de Molay and Geoffroy de Charney were executed at the stake as members of the Knights Templar on this day in 1314 King George 1st of Greece is assassinated this day in 1913 Died this day Robert Walpole (British PM), Laurence Sterne, Johnny Appleseed, Henri Cornet (winner of the 2nd Tour de France), Umberto II (last king of Italy), Natasha Richardson, Fess Parker and Chuck Berry

The Asteroid Belt and why it sucks was the outlawed PhD thesis from Cancer

On Kickstarter next ?

And was our prolific Australian so bored yesterday that he had to spam post so many topics ?

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